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. >> the speech will have a likely heavy emphasis on foreign policy including the war in iraq and afghanistan, something the romney did not mention in his speech. live coverage at 9:00 p.m. right here on wbal tv 11. >> now, your 11 insta-weather forecast was chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> there may be showers and storms moving across the lower eastern shore. out to see now and things quieting down a bit. heavier rain earlier. some showers trying to pop-up around baltimore. these could drift toward the city as the evening wears on. it is another warm and sultry summer afternoon. bwi marshall at 0.02 of 1 inch. 23.28 for the year. a solid 5 inches below normal precipitation. a warmer than normal september day. the normal is only 81. record highs still close to the 100 degree mark. 98 in 1983 on this day. the weather station has not been reporting for the past few hours but you can see temperatures in the upper 70's to the lower 80s. the rate move through ocean city and cool things off. there at 63. 72 at georgetown. oakland and frost berk -- tomorrow it will be monday. less than 20% cha
. >> the speech will have a likely heavy emphasis on foreign policy including the war in iraq and afghanistan, something the romney did not mention in his speech. live coverage at 9:00 p.m. right here on wbal tv 11. >> now, your 11 insta-weather forecast was chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> there may be showers and storms moving across the lower eastern shore. out to see now and things quieting down a bit. heavier rain earlier. some showers trying to pop-up around...
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we traveled together to iraq and afghanistan. spent a week with a guy any really get to know -- spend a week at a war zone with a guy and you get to know him. we traded stories about our early years. his as a missionary and mind as a scientist in libya and saudi arabia. we talked about family, religion, business, energy, war, and peace, and the future of america. i will tell you this. and a loyals a good man, american. but -- [laughter] he brought the wrong agenda to massachusetts and he is the wrong guy to be president of the united states. governor mitt romney saddled massachusetts taxpayers with an additional $2.60 billion in debt and left them with the most debt per-capita of any state in america. in montana, that dog don't hunt. remember those words. i might ask you to say them. governor mitt romney cut higher education by 14% in his first year. which meant that college education skyrocketed for students in massachusetts. i guess that is ok if you can afford it. for the rest of us, that dog don't hunt. governor mitt romney r
we traveled together to iraq and afghanistan. spent a week with a guy any really get to know -- spend a week at a war zone with a guy and you get to know him. we traded stories about our early years. his as a missionary and mind as a scientist in libya and saudi arabia. we talked about family, religion, business, energy, war, and peace, and the future of america. i will tell you this. and a loyals a good man, american. but -- [laughter] he brought the wrong agenda to massachusetts and he is the...
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there was a discussion of iraq. now, president obama said we got out of iraq. but let's also be realistic about this. george bush signed the exit treaty in the first place. now you would have had to get a new one -- the agreement actually to stay in iraq. how much credit does he deserve for getting us out of iraq? >> al: i think he deserves enormous credit. in his campaign four years ago he clearly differentiated between the war in iraq and the war in afghanistan. of course, the war in iraq was launched on completely false premise and by launching it, the last administration pulled most of our troops out of afghanistan, gave up on the hunt for bin laden. but afghanistan by contrast, was in immediate and direct response to the people who actually did launch 9-11 and president obama was clear that he wanted to honorably end the first and pursue the second until they got bin laden. and until they could leave in a way that allowed the afghans to have a chance of making it on their own. >> cenk: you know, that's all true. i just -- you know, toward the end there, th
there was a discussion of iraq. now, president obama said we got out of iraq. but let's also be realistic about this. george bush signed the exit treaty in the first place. now you would have had to get a new one -- the agreement actually to stay in iraq. how much credit does he deserve for getting us out of iraq? >> al: i think he deserves enormous credit. in his campaign four years ago he clearly differentiated between the war in iraq and the war in afghanistan. of course, the war in...
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us out of iraq. i think most republicans would say george bush advanced a surge that helped us get out of iraq, which by the way barack obama opposed. and i think it takes some brass to take credit for something that you opposed. >> here's another point that joe biden kept referring to, which is this notion that america is not in decline, as republicans would charge. that in order to win they have to prove that america is in decline, he said that's not the case, don't bet against american people. >> let's check in with the white house correspondent. jessica, from other speeches, what did you think of tonight. >> there were some familiar themes i would have to agree with. it was much more of an attack speech than i was led to believe it would be. but wolf as we talked about before, this was intended to sort of clear all that if you will under brush a way so now the president can come out and be very forward looking positive above the from a himself. >> we're about to see a video now of the president.
us out of iraq. i think most republicans would say george bush advanced a surge that helped us get out of iraq, which by the way barack obama opposed. and i think it takes some brass to take credit for something that you opposed. >> here's another point that joe biden kept referring to, which is this notion that america is not in decline, as republicans would charge. that in order to win they have to prove that america is in decline, he said that's not the case, don't bet against american...
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he served in iraq. today he placed his father's name into nomination for vice president. >> tonight, mr. chairman, it's my great honor to place into nomination for the office of vice president of the united states my father, my hero, joe biden. i move to suspend the rolls and nominate in acclamation joe biden as the vice presidential candidate. >> i know joe must be emotional right now when your son calls you a hero, you got to feel it in the heart. we have a motion to suspend the rolls and nominate joe biden as the party's vice presidential candidate. is there a second? all in favor of the motion say aye. all opposed. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted pursuant to the convention rules joe biden has been invited to make an acceptance speech. ♪ welcome aboard! [ chuckles ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ male announcer ] now you'll know when to stop. [ honk! ] the all-new nissan altima with easy fill tire alert. [ honk! ] it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation tha
he served in iraq. today he placed his father's name into nomination for vice president. >> tonight, mr. chairman, it's my great honor to place into nomination for the office of vice president of the united states my father, my hero, joe biden. i move to suspend the rolls and nominate in acclamation joe biden as the vice presidential candidate. >> i know joe must be emotional right now when your son calls you a hero, you got to feel it in the heart. we have a motion to suspend the...
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in iraq, the soldiers knew how to read. they didn't know how to fight. in afghanistan, the soldiers know how to fight but not how to read. and unfortunately, it's hard tore teach people to read than it is to teach them to fight. we're struggling with basic human infrastructure problems. the other big problem is we took our eye off the ball in afghanistan for so many years while we were focused on vawk and have been playing catch-up the last couple of years and as you rush to build a force in a very short period of time, some bad apples slip through, and we're seeing some of that. we're also seeing continually cultural connection problems. so americans, even after 10 years working in this country, burning korans, american marines, desecrating taliban corpses, and that sort of cultural conflict and tension does erupt into violence in this kind of society. >> warner: you mentioned the iraq war. is there any precedent for occupation force, a force like the united states, training up such a huge endijinous force so quickly, in modern warfare? >> we tried to d
in iraq, the soldiers knew how to read. they didn't know how to fight. in afghanistan, the soldiers know how to fight but not how to read. and unfortunately, it's hard tore teach people to read than it is to teach them to fight. we're struggling with basic human infrastructure problems. the other big problem is we took our eye off the ball in afghanistan for so many years while we were focused on vawk and have been playing catch-up the last couple of years and as you rush to build a force in a...
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good also, the weapons of mass destruction were never found in iraq. good his foreign policy centered on going into iraq and getting rid of those weapons of mass destruction was alive. his administration showed remarkable indifference to the plight of most americans. what happened in new orleans and katrina is a good example. mitt romney and the republicans would like to pretend the and ministration did not happen. taking a five trillion $10-year surplus bequeaths to it by the clinton administration and turning into a a giant new deficit and saying to wall street, do whatever you want. we are not going to look at you. he makes the case against mitt romney. that is one of the most important things. and with that kind of cynicism, the special interests to win everything. the only thing we can get our democracy back is if we understand we have got to be active, and it is not just paying taxes and serving on juries and showing up. we have got to be engaged, mobilize, energized. we have got to demand this work for us as ordinary people, as average working a
good also, the weapons of mass destruction were never found in iraq. good his foreign policy centered on going into iraq and getting rid of those weapons of mass destruction was alive. his administration showed remarkable indifference to the plight of most americans. what happened in new orleans and katrina is a good example. mitt romney and the republicans would like to pretend the and ministration did not happen. taking a five trillion $10-year surplus bequeaths to it by the clinton...
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i went to iraq twice, my father died when i was in iraq. that story that romney is giving about his kids is a story for most american families. the real issue for mitt romney was even when he wasn't in france doing his mission, which i don't have a problem with a lot of mormons are serving honorably, but he got two draft deferments when he was done >> stephanie: yeah and he was for the vietnam war for other people. >> yes. >> stephanie: i have heard from a lot of vets that call my show who say that. >> until he decided to run against ted kennedy and then he was all a sudden against the war. mitt romney doesn't at all understand the sacrifice. he put paul ryan on the ticket and you know how many times it says veterans in his budget? zero. >> stephanie: tony give me cut five. bill clinton made a point last night that -- you know i thought was really -- again, it's all of these myths that only the republican party supports the military the right way. >> they want to go back to the same old pollties that got us into trouble in the first place.
i went to iraq twice, my father died when i was in iraq. that story that romney is giving about his kids is a story for most american families. the real issue for mitt romney was even when he wasn't in france doing his mission, which i don't have a problem with a lot of mormons are serving honorably, but he got two draft deferments when he was done >> stephanie: yeah and he was for the vietnam war for other people. >> yes. >> stephanie: i have heard from a lot of vets that...
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we are out of iraq. we are winding down in afghanistan. osama bin laden is dead. for the first time since 1952, romney, the nominee, did not, he did not mention our troops or did he talk about the wars. >>shepard: were you surprised that? >>guest: the first time since 1952 a republican nominee has not done that and the first time that the democrats lead on foreign policy. >>shepard: bill kristol, a regular on this channel and on bret baier's show mentioned that. from your own personal opinion, was that a mistake? >>guest: he has met --. >>shepard: was it a mistake? >>guest: we talking jobs and the economy which is the number one issue. that is important to talk about that and his plan for the middle class, to improve the middle class and create jobs and turn the economy around. what we will talk about in foreign policy we will give the president credit for making the call when it came to osama bin laden but the truth he has not made us stronger around the world. he has not put his facility down in iran and not stopped the nuclear weapons program. the centrifuges a
we are out of iraq. we are winding down in afghanistan. osama bin laden is dead. for the first time since 1952, romney, the nominee, did not, he did not mention our troops or did he talk about the wars. >>shepard: were you surprised that? >>guest: the first time since 1952 a republican nominee has not done that and the first time that the democrats lead on foreign policy. >>shepard: bill kristol, a regular on this channel and on bret baier's show mentioned that. from your own...
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and the german chancellor angela merkel is in madrid for a summit with the spanish leader money on iraq oil shocks a pair of french economists believes that the e.c.b. his plan to buy up government bonds ignores the big picture and would achieve nothing. the european central bank will buy. the same time we resell private corporate bonds it's called civilization not to increase global liquidity on the market as a result effect of this strategy all to be short lived i don't expect this kind of anti christ plan to work more than three to four months he didn't address the main crisis of the eurozone crisis is not a crisis of the debt it's a competition to krises and by the way it's as a deep freeze of growth the collapse of growth we have in a lot of eurozone kountry and fawns that is not addressing the real crisis so far as the situation of greece but also of portugal spain and probably italy is going from bad to worse we have just listen in today as that. an employment rate in greece went to twenty four per cent it's already over twenty four posts and in spain it is growing very fast in p
and the german chancellor angela merkel is in madrid for a summit with the spanish leader money on iraq oil shocks a pair of french economists believes that the e.c.b. his plan to buy up government bonds ignores the big picture and would achieve nothing. the european central bank will buy. the same time we resell private corporate bonds it's called civilization not to increase global liquidity on the market as a result effect of this strategy all to be short lived i don't expect this kind of...
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in two thousand and eight for iraq obama turned us politics into something of a pop culture phenomenon we meet at one of those defining moments. a moment when our nation is at war our economy is in turmoil the democratic presidential candidate accepted his party's nomination valiant to rebuild america's moral standing and break from the policies of his predecessor the failure to respond is a direct result of a broken politics in washington and the failed policies of george w. bush four years after change occupied the white house america is still at war twenty three million citizens are unemployed and most of the national security policies cemented by george w. bush continue unabated or have been expanding the coded fixation of what were illicit abuses under bush imprisonment without trial spying without warrants we've now replaced imprisonment and torture largely with assassination which is actually not a moral improvement under obama's leadership guantanamo bay remains open the patriot act has been renewed warrantless wiretapping extended but cia black sites have closed targeted killi
in two thousand and eight for iraq obama turned us politics into something of a pop culture phenomenon we meet at one of those defining moments. a moment when our nation is at war our economy is in turmoil the democratic presidential candidate accepted his party's nomination valiant to rebuild america's moral standing and break from the policies of his predecessor the failure to respond is a direct result of a broken politics in washington and the failed policies of george w. bush four years...
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[cheers and applause] and today, today, as my call for a timeframe to remove our troops from iraq has been echoed by the iraqi government and even the bush administration, even after we learned that iraq has $79 billion in surplus while we are wallowing in deficit, john mccain stands alone in his stubborn refusal to end a misguided war. that's not the judgment we need. that won't keep america safe. we need a president who can face the threats of the future, not keep grasping at the ideas of the past. you don't defeat -- you don't defeat a terrorist network that operates in 80 countries by occupying iraq. you don't protect israel and deter iran just by talking tough in washington. you can't truly stand up for georgia when you've strained our oldest alliances. if john mccain wants to follow george bush with more tough talk and bad strategy, that is his choice, but that is not the change that america needs. [cheers and applause] we are the party of roosevelt. we are the party of kennedy. so don't tell me that democrats won't defend this country. don't tell me that democrats won't keep us
[cheers and applause] and today, today, as my call for a timeframe to remove our troops from iraq has been echoed by the iraqi government and even the bush administration, even after we learned that iraq has $79 billion in surplus while we are wallowing in deficit, john mccain stands alone in his stubborn refusal to end a misguided war. that's not the judgment we need. that won't keep america safe. we need a president who can face the threats of the future, not keep grasping at the ideas of the...
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in iraq. or in a just a minute on the show with the business for now though police some of clashed with protesters venting their anger at jail sentences given to prominent opposition figures security forces used tear gas and shotguns to disperse the crowds a seriously wounding one of the demonstrators at least on tuesday the country's civilian court upheld the sentences of thirteen leading activists found guilty of allegedly plotting to overthrow the government protesters want an end to discrimination by sunni rulers and more democracy movement started early last year when police crackdowns claimed around eighty lives thousands of others were injured and many dozens arrested. asia times correspondent pepe escobar says the gulf monarchies have managed to convince the us that iran is behind the protests. the protests in bahrain which are absolutely legitimate it's the keys of a shiite majority seventy percent of the country protesting because they are treated as second or third rate citizens in
in iraq. or in a just a minute on the show with the business for now though police some of clashed with protesters venting their anger at jail sentences given to prominent opposition figures security forces used tear gas and shotguns to disperse the crowds a seriously wounding one of the demonstrators at least on tuesday the country's civilian court upheld the sentences of thirteen leading activists found guilty of allegedly plotting to overthrow the government protesters want an end to...
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good also, the weapons of mass destruction were never found in iraq. good his foreign policy centered on going into iraq and getting rid of those weapons of mass destruction was alive. his administration showed remarkable indifference to the plight of most americans. what happened in new orleans and katrina is a good example. mitt romney and the republicans would like to pretend the and ministration did not happen. taking a five trillion $10-year surplus bequeaths to it by the clinton administration and turning into a a giant new deficit and saying to wall street, do whatever you want. we are not going to look at you. he makes the case against mitt romney. that is one of the most important things. and with that kind of cynicism, the special interests to win everything. the only thing we can get our democracy back is if we understand we have got to be active, and it is not just paying taxes and serving on juries and showing up. we have got to be engaged, mobilize, energized. we have got to demand this work for us as ordinary people, as average working a
good also, the weapons of mass destruction were never found in iraq. good his foreign policy centered on going into iraq and getting rid of those weapons of mass destruction was alive. his administration showed remarkable indifference to the plight of most americans. what happened in new orleans and katrina is a good example. mitt romney and the republicans would like to pretend the and ministration did not happen. taking a five trillion $10-year surplus bequeaths to it by the clinton...
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. >> when i did it four years ago, i was leaving for iraq. i asked the delegates and american people to be there for my dad and they were, but really what i am going to talk about tonight is how he has been there for them, how he has been an incredible, exceptional leader in this country, a partner with the president. >> you served a year in iraq even as your dad was vice president. >> that's right. in fact, i will talk about him visiting iraq when i was there fourth of july 2009. >> you were with delaware national guard? >> i was. i'll give you a preview. he did a naturalization ceremony. whether they're in a federal district courthouse in america or even move moving in iraq. you see people put on our uniform, put their name on their chest and u.s. army and fight for a country they're not even citizens of. >> have you been talking to your dad about what he will say during the 9:00 p.m. eastern hour tonight? >> he is going to talk about what an exceptional commander in chief the president has been, how he has a bird's eye view, a partnership
. >> when i did it four years ago, i was leaving for iraq. i asked the delegates and american people to be there for my dad and they were, but really what i am going to talk about tonight is how he has been there for them, how he has been an incredible, exceptional leader in this country, a partner with the president. >> you served a year in iraq even as your dad was vice president. >> that's right. in fact, i will talk about him visiting iraq when i was there fourth of july...
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i became one of the first army women to fly combat missions in iraq. >> stephen: duckworth. female, disabled, thai, chinese and a veteran? (laughter) that's not a convention speaker, that's diversity voltron. (laughter) (cheers and applause) i tell you, the ultimate sign of the democrats' desperation was all the signs. whether the message was "moving forward" or "not moving backward" or just loving the first lady, these audience signs seemed to materialize out of nowhere! what the... (laughter). but ultimately, the true measure of last night was not the volume of the crowd or how deeply people were moved. no, it was the twittering. yes, the thunderous applause shook the rafters, but what did hornyham berger69 tweet to his bros? fortunately when it comes to social media the news media have their cyber fingers on the info net youth pulse. poke me, jim. >> our tweets per minute convention hall of fame it was michelle obama who is setting a record with 28,000 tweets per minute. >> something like 28,000 tweets per minute at a speech compared to mitt romney's peak at 14,000. >> wh
i became one of the first army women to fly combat missions in iraq. >> stephen: duckworth. female, disabled, thai, chinese and a veteran? (laughter) that's not a convention speaker, that's diversity voltron. (laughter) (cheers and applause) i tell you, the ultimate sign of the democrats' desperation was all the signs. whether the message was "moving forward" or "not moving backward" or just loving the first lady, these audience signs seemed to materialize out of...
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and the war that is now combat action has been concluded in iraq. but also the issue of veterans care, which was something that the republicans were criticized for not speaking more about. >> they had the general, who is head of the veterans make that point. an excerpt from the clinton speech, which will be the block buster. you want a country of shared prosperity and shared responsibility. we are all in this together. vote for barack obama and joe biden. >> all right, mark fox 5 political analyst, joining us live from charlotte tonight. and brian, as you heard mark say, we are awaiting former president bill clinton to take the stage down there tonight in share charlotte. >> preparing for the presidential debate. they begin next month. romney is staying at his former lieutenant governor's home. play president obama in mock debates. he was reportly on the short list for romney's vice presidential picks. he served in the same role for mccain in '08. >>> new details about that powerful earthquake that rocked costa rica. you can see the surveillance cam
and the war that is now combat action has been concluded in iraq. but also the issue of veterans care, which was something that the republicans were criticized for not speaking more about. >> they had the general, who is head of the veterans make that point. an excerpt from the clinton speech, which will be the block buster. you want a country of shared prosperity and shared responsibility. we are all in this together. vote for barack obama and joe biden. >> all right, mark fox 5...
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lawmakers are now in baghdad, meeting with leaders in iraq, iraqi -- iraq disputes reports it is allowing iran to use its airspace to delivery weapons to syria. that denial comes as the lawmakers warn against such an act. let me ask you something. what is your breaking point? where's the edge? one woman says she was pushed to it and it led to a gruesome discovery in the middle of the street. what you're about to see is extremely graphic, so if there are any little ones in the room right now, let me give you a beat to get them to turn away. >> reporter: a 26-year-old mother of two claims her husband's cousin, a 35-year-old man, tormented and abused her for month while her husband was out of town. he entered her home while she was asleep and raped her at gunpoint, threatening to kill her children if she screamed. she says he subsequently raped her many times and took pictures of her with his cell phone an threatened to publish them. she says she was too afraid to tell any about the rapes. then last tuesday, she had enough. she said he called. she was sure he was going to rape her again. whe
lawmakers are now in baghdad, meeting with leaders in iraq, iraqi -- iraq disputes reports it is allowing iran to use its airspace to delivery weapons to syria. that denial comes as the lawmakers warn against such an act. let me ask you something. what is your breaking point? where's the edge? one woman says she was pushed to it and it led to a gruesome discovery in the middle of the street. what you're about to see is extremely graphic, so if there are any little ones in the room right now,...
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>> how bl this -- this president got us out of a war in iraq. how about this-- >>> how about the time table to get us ought out of afghanistan. >> sean: the cbo said they will never pay back the american people. do you know the number -- >> no, i don't. >> sean: let me educate you. >> you would let gherns unemployed. >> sean: no. no. government doesn't pick win ors or losers. >> romney said throw them out of here. >> let me focus on-- >>> we'll talk about that -- >> that's the positive we should talk about. >> sean: i want to talk about bill clinton. he did accuse obama of playing the race card. more with our panel and we will -- from sandra fluke and lanny's best friend, the man he defend to the hilt and defended, we're alone, but we never thought we were alone, bill clinton will be there. stay with us, as we continue live from the democratic national convention. ♪ constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ p
>> how bl this -- this president got us out of a war in iraq. how about this-- >>> how about the time table to get us ought out of afghanistan. >> sean: the cbo said they will never pay back the american people. do you know the number -- >> no, i don't. >> sean: let me educate you. >> you would let gherns unemployed. >> sean: no. no. government doesn't pick win ors or losers. >> romney said throw them out of here. >> let me focus on--...
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. >> i was worried that the troops coming back from iraq and afghanistan were going to get ignored. myself and several friends, vietnam guys, we decided we were going to step up for the last eight and a half years i've been making sure that when the folks come home not only are they welcomed but that they are taken care of. we focus with the critically injured soldiers coming back to walter reed. when a soldier gets better and starts to think about leaving the hospital for the first time. we like to be the guys to take them out for a steak dinner. it's good to see them go out to society with wound as an injuries and be suck ceaseful -- successful. we take care of things that come up. we help with resumes, interviewing skills, help them meeting up with mentors and support teams. we're vets we know what they are going through. i feel so privileged to have the opportunity to meet these folks. whenever one of these guys tries to thank me. i said you got this all wrong, you are giving me a gift. can i help you. -- i can help you. >> that's me, sir. >> president obama has fought for veter
. >> i was worried that the troops coming back from iraq and afghanistan were going to get ignored. myself and several friends, vietnam guys, we decided we were going to step up for the last eight and a half years i've been making sure that when the folks come home not only are they welcomed but that they are taken care of. we focus with the critically injured soldiers coming back to walter reed. when a soldier gets better and starts to think about leaving the hospital for the first time....
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and i think in foreign policy he has kept us safe and ended the war in iraq and i think that really as the first lady was talking about, we have gotten to know him. and i think has demonstrated the character and the leadership that we need. during this difficult time. >> and why is the race tied? well, i mean, the economy is tough. and it's hard times. and so i think that -- but i think everybody should really take advantage of the privilege that we all have living in this country and do research on the things that matter to them. this is going to be a close election and votes will count. and i grew up hearing it's one person, my father would not have been elected president and we know that was a tremendous choice. people should realize that their vote counts and they should really take advantage and get involved. it's fun. >> caroline kennedy you've studied history the daughter of a president someone close to someone your uncle, ted kennedy who ran for president. the republicans have really tried to paint this president as a socialist practically somebody who just wants government to
and i think in foreign policy he has kept us safe and ended the war in iraq and i think that really as the first lady was talking about, we have gotten to know him. and i think has demonstrated the character and the leadership that we need. during this difficult time. >> and why is the race tied? well, i mean, the economy is tough. and it's hard times. and so i think that -- but i think everybody should really take advantage of the privilege that we all have living in this country and do...
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ending the war in iraq, refocusing on afghanistan, and eradicating terrorist leaders, including bin laden. >> where mitt romney was willing to turn his back on akron, dayton, and toledo, ohio, the president said, i've got your back. >> president obama believes in a country where billionaires pay their taxes just like their secretaries do. and i can't believe i have to say this in 2012. a country where women get equal pay for equal work. >> this is the president who delivered the security of affordable health care to every single l american in every corner of this country after 90 years of trying. this is the president who ended don't ask don't tell so that love of country, not love of another, determines fitness for service. who made equal pay for equal work the law of the land. >> you know, it's like a football team when you've got this fourth string quarterback, and all of a sudden he comes out and starts throwing touchdowns. why has he been on the bench is my question, duval patrick. >> i've heard him speak before, but the other night, i've never heard him like that. they need to send
ending the war in iraq, refocusing on afghanistan, and eradicating terrorist leaders, including bin laden. >> where mitt romney was willing to turn his back on akron, dayton, and toledo, ohio, the president said, i've got your back. >> president obama believes in a country where billionaires pay their taxes just like their secretaries do. and i can't believe i have to say this in 2012. a country where women get equal pay for equal work. >> this is the president who delivered...
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. >> you served in iraq. >> i served in iraq. we have 50,000 people return with ptsd, amputees, traumatic brain injuries. we have soldiers returning home, fallen angels. making sure that .75% of the population get a tax break -- the $1 trillion tax break, doubled down in the bush tax cut. versus giving the veterans what they deserve, the .75% of our population, that have served this nation. so at a time when we're returning from war, it's the .75% that's put on the uniform over the last ten years that we should be focused on, not making sure we continue to bust our budgets and get people who don't need it a tax cut. >> now, tonight also kicks off the unofficial primary race for 2016. we've seen a lot of potential candidates and wannabes going to the iowa, new hampshire breakfasts here and there's a lot of talk about hillary clinton. obviously with bill clinton yesterday. what about joe biden in 2016? >> joe biden november 6th. my mom, my entire family, making sure we re-elect the president. look, we have a team we're running agai
. >> you served in iraq. >> i served in iraq. we have 50,000 people return with ptsd, amputees, traumatic brain injuries. we have soldiers returning home, fallen angels. making sure that .75% of the population get a tax break -- the $1 trillion tax break, doubled down in the bush tax cut. versus giving the veterans what they deserve, the .75% of our population, that have served this nation. so at a time when we're returning from war, it's the .75% that's put on the uniform over the...
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he's getting us out of iraq, afghanistan, killed osama bin laden. i would go very commander in chief. mitt romney did not evoke the troops properly, afghanistan or iraq. in fact, we're at war. i'd also go ronald raeagan a little bit. talk about people who need help that are dying because they can't get a proper doctor to treat their liver or they don't have somebody to help them with their heart condition. >> as i understand it, you also said, and this is a quote, that he needs to be more african-american poll pit than professorial. >> he's got to show some emotion, particularly when you're following bill clinton. i was there in charlotte last night. it's electrifying, bill clinton. that's your warm-up act, boy, you better be good. you just don't want to do a kind of tell prompt eprompter, as if addressing the nation during a bp oil spill talking in a mundane way. you want to get your voice going. show some of the emotion. he does that on the campaign. i caught the president in ohio. when he gets into, if we had let general motors fail, toledo would
he's getting us out of iraq, afghanistan, killed osama bin laden. i would go very commander in chief. mitt romney did not evoke the troops properly, afghanistan or iraq. in fact, we're at war. i'd also go ronald raeagan a little bit. talk about people who need help that are dying because they can't get a proper doctor to treat their liver or they don't have somebody to help them with their heart condition. >> as i understand it, you also said, and this is a quote, that he needs to be more...
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they are looking into the family's background in iraq. the police have spent hours today talking to other holidaymakers searching through the camp site, trying to find any clue that might explain what has happened. so what do we know? the family left the camp site yesterday around lunchtime. they drove their bmw from the small town along a tourist route through the forest. the next we know is that just before 4:00 local time, their car was found by a british cyclist. inside were the bodies of the three adult members of the family. outside -- the older daughter was found seriously injured. the body of a local man was also discovered. it is thought he might have been shot because he happened to witness the killings. police sealed off the area, and it was only when forensic teams arrived from paris eight hours later that the four-year-old girl was found in the car, hiding under her dead mother's legs. the little girl was deeply upset and traumatized, says the local prosecutor. she has asked for her family. we need to help her and her older s
they are looking into the family's background in iraq. the police have spent hours today talking to other holidaymakers searching through the camp site, trying to find any clue that might explain what has happened. so what do we know? the family left the camp site yesterday around lunchtime. they drove their bmw from the small town along a tourist route through the forest. the next we know is that just before 4:00 local time, their car was found by a british cyclist. inside were the bodies of...
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officials say the boat was carrying migrants from iraq and syria. u.s. president barack obama will tell his party and all of america to night why he should stay in the white house another four years. >> the president will take the stage, of course, at the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. >> he will be following some of the biggest names his party has ever known, including a man named bill. >> democrats knew they were in for a treat as bill clinton took to the stage. he is a popular figure. many americans look back fondly to clinton's presidency in the 1990's as a time of low unemployment and a balanced budget. he said his democrat successor barack obama was on the right path. >> he inherited a deeply damaged economy. he put a floor under the crash. he began the long, hard road to recovery and laid the foundation for a modern, more well-balanced economy that will produce millions of good new jobs, vibrant new businesses, and lots of new wealth for innovators. >> in his 50-minute speech, clinton threw his full weight behind obam
officials say the boat was carrying migrants from iraq and syria. u.s. president barack obama will tell his party and all of america to night why he should stay in the white house another four years. >> the president will take the stage, of course, at the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. >> he will be following some of the biggest names his party has ever known, including a man named bill. >> democrats knew they were in for a treat as bill clinton...
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he came to this country from iraq in 2002, before the u.s. invasion, but no suggestion of anything in his past life so far in iraq. he wasn't involved with politics and no suggestion of sectarian involvement in iraq. his wife was training to be a dentist here. really, the profound sense here is one of shock from the neighbors and all that knew the family but they have been caught up in such awful appalling violence in france. the prosecutors in france are keeping an open mind. there was a french sighlist also found shot at the scene. the french authorities don't know whether it was the cyclist who may have been targeted and the family happened to turn up and were witnesses to that and killed as a result or whether the family were targeted first and the cyclist was a witness and therefore he was killed. at the moment, really no sense at all why this has happened. the only two witnesses to this are the two girls, one of whom is in hospital with three gunshot wounds to her shoulder. the 4 yellow, the youngest one is in a profound sense of shock
he came to this country from iraq in 2002, before the u.s. invasion, but no suggestion of anything in his past life so far in iraq. he wasn't involved with politics and no suggestion of sectarian involvement in iraq. his wife was training to be a dentist here. really, the profound sense here is one of shock from the neighbors and all that knew the family but they have been caught up in such awful appalling violence in france. the prosecutors in france are keeping an open mind. there was a...
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presidential campaign isn't the only race we've been following. 20 american veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan are competing in the paralympics in london. mark phillips met one with an incredible story. >> reporter: the wonder of these swimmers is not how fast they go. for at least one, it's how fast he got here. satisfy, a paralympic champion now, exactry a year ago, he was championing another cause, the u.s. military effort in afghanistan. his job-- the hurt locker, defusing the taliban's deadly hidden bombs. the one he didn't see was the last time he saw anything. >> i recall the entirety of the event. i remember the actual blast itself. i remember waking up on the ground. >> reporter: so from the point when you initially came to after the blast, you spill had some vision. >> just a little bit in my left eye, correct. shortly thereafter, it went away. >> reporter: and-- and never came back. you're totally unsighted right now? >> looking for it. >> reporter: looking for it. 28-year-old navy lieutenant bradley snyder was on the naval academy swim team when he was at annapolis.
presidential campaign isn't the only race we've been following. 20 american veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan are competing in the paralympics in london. mark phillips met one with an incredible story. >> reporter: the wonder of these swimmers is not how fast they go. for at least one, it's how fast he got here. satisfy, a paralympic champion now, exactry a year ago, he was championing another cause, the u.s. military effort in afghanistan. his job-- the hurt locker, defusing...
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or why governor romney thinks it is a bad thing that the president ended the war in iraq, but let's stick to the central theme of the economy. we need to do more to get the economy back. we inherited the worst economy in 80 years from the republicans and we have been improving in over their objections and their obstruction. we would like to move quicker. when argument is that the republican nominee, because of his private business experience is a superior job creator. if we elect him president, he will use those private-sector skills to bring many more jobs. we have had an experiment in that. he was governor of the state i lived in. if his private sector experience makes him the super hero of job creation, we would have seen that in massachusetts. in fact, the record is that during his term, our job growth was only about 1.4%, a quarter of the national average. we were forty seventh in job growth. in fact, i represented an area in massachusetts proudly. it has been hurt by national economic trends. we want health to get the commuter rail for the northern part of the state. we want to get
or why governor romney thinks it is a bad thing that the president ended the war in iraq, but let's stick to the central theme of the economy. we need to do more to get the economy back. we inherited the worst economy in 80 years from the republicans and we have been improving in over their objections and their obstruction. we would like to move quicker. when argument is that the republican nominee, because of his private business experience is a superior job creator. if we elect him president,...
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anyone anywhere without any legal sanction if there is a war cries out there we can the war crimes iraq. tops the list this made many of those who voted for him hoping for change left disillusioned in fact what they appear to have voted for was more of the same obama's ratings are now the lowest of any incumbent president since the one nine hundred eighty s. the two major parties are very this are very much the same on all the important issues when it comes to spending more money than we have. engaging in foreign conflicts that we can't afford the cost of america's overseas military campaigns have contributed to a u.s. national debt that topped sixteen trillion dollars this week while obama's america is running on empty critics say wall street continues to play largely by the same rules that led to the global financial crisis there hasn't been regulation of banks in a sufficient way and the main crisis affecting the united states which is to say the financial clutch on the global economy and the corporate stranglehold on the political system hasn't changed at all because president obama
anyone anywhere without any legal sanction if there is a war cries out there we can the war crimes iraq. tops the list this made many of those who voted for him hoping for change left disillusioned in fact what they appear to have voted for was more of the same obama's ratings are now the lowest of any incumbent president since the one nine hundred eighty s. the two major parties are very this are very much the same on all the important issues when it comes to spending more money than we have....